Vans x Cult – Old Skool Pro (Available Now!)

Aug 3 16 under BMX, Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

BMX brand Cult has teamed up with Vans for the 3rd time, to create this dope Old Skool Pro. Inspired by the classic suede/canvas black & white Old Skool, Cult added a little bit of their style to these by adding an orange lining, Vans flag, Pro heel tab, and company logos on the tongue, heel, and footbed. If you’re a fan of Cult, or just looking for a classic Vans shoe with a little bit of orange flair, then these might be the right pair for you. You can’t go wrong for $54 either! Available now via Dan’s Comp.

(pics via BMX Union)

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Vans x OnlyNY – Capsule Collection (Official Vans Info)

Jul 18 16 under Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

Words via Vans:

“This fall, Vans partners with independent New York streetwear brand, Only NY, to create a capsule that embraces signature skate style and passion for the outdoors. Drawing inspiration from the vibrant city of New York with influence from the outdoors, fishing, skateboarding and art, Vans and Only NY combine an eclectic mix of styles to present a premium assortment of apparel, accessories and Vans Pro Skate footwear.

The Vans x Only NY collection offers an assortment of core apparel staples and all-weather jackets including the beloved Torrey coaches jacket and the all-new Loon Society parka, built with 100% Nylon water-resistant materials to keep you dry during the wet winter months. Must-have layering pieces include a yarn dye flannel and the Loon Society pullover hoodie. The Vans x Only NY capsule is completed by a selection of tees and hats boasting the Only NY “loon society” logo, which thoughtfully blends in Vans’ heritage checkerboard print.

The Vans x Only NY collection is complemented by two distinct colorways of the Old Skool Pro, a staple in Vans’ performance skate line. Available in a classic dress blues suede or premium white leather, the Vans x Only NY Old Skool Pro is built with ULTRACUSH HD sockliners for the highest impact cushioning, and is combined with DURACAP reinforced uppers for lasting durability. Both styles feature contrasting Sidestripes and present the unifying Vans x Only NY logo on the sockliner, tying the entire collection together.”

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Vans 50th – MTV Era Pro Limited “1990” (Coming Soon to @silostore) #silostore

Jul 14 16 under 50th, Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

This month’s 50th Anniversary Pro Limited release is this MTV Era Pro you see here. This is a retro of the same shoe that released back in 1990, featuring an all black canvas design, with black toe bumper, and custom printed vulcanized sidewalls. The main feature however, is the MTV logo checkerboard pattern on the heel panel which gives the shoe it’s instant appeal. These are set to release soon at a very few select Vans accounts, mostly those that carried Syndicate, but some shops have released their pairs early so keep an eye out, and Silo has a few good pics that they took for us all to see.

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Vans x Only NY – Old Skool Pro & Apparel (Available Now! @silostore) #silo #silostore #onlyny

Jul 5 16 under Collaborations, Pro | Comments Off

We finally get a good look at the Vans x Only NY collection thanks to our homies over at Silo, and a link to purchase as well! Independent brand from Manhattan’s West Side, Only NY, has teamed up with Vans to create this awesome collection featuring two Old Skool Pro’s, and a whole apparel line featuring socks, hats, jackets, and tees. Each Old Skool has a unique style, with the first one being constructed in white tumbled leather, with a forest green jazz stripe, while sitting on a cream vulc sole. The second Old Skool Pro is constructed in dress blue suede, with cream jazz stripe and vulc sole. Each shoe features debossed tongue logos, custom printed footbeds, forest green waffle soles, and all the standard upgrade features we love on our Pro models. Both pairs, as well as a few apparel pieces are now available on Silo’s webstore. Not many shops are getting these, so don’t sleep one bit!

Words via Silo:

“Only NY is an independent brand hailing from Manhattan’s West Side. Drawing inspiration from the city, the outdoors, fishing, skateboarding and art, Only NY strives to create quality, timeless goods in limited quantities. This season, Only NY has partnered with Vans to create a capsule of apparel and accessories that embraces both brands’ signature styles, while working seamlessly for the city or the outdoors.”

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Vans Announces the 1st Annual Vans BMX Street Invitational (6.25.16)

Jun 17 16 under BMX, Contests, Events, Heritage, History, NEWS, Pro | Comments Off

The first ever Vans BMX Off The Wall BMX Street Invitational is a unique BMX Street event that brings together the biggest names in BMX Street riding – from the undisputed gold medalist to the video filming champ to the local boy battling it out at the Vans Off The Wall Skatepark & Jack’s Garage in Huntington Beach, CA.

The Vans BMX Street Invitational honors the sport’s elite as they illustrate their style across urban terrain including stairs, handrails, ledges and banks. The inaugural event welcomes the world’s best BMX street riders including Dakota Roche, Ty Morrow, Dan Lacey, Sean Sexton, Bruno Hoffmann and more.

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Vans 50th Anniversary ’77 Sk8-Hi Pro Reissue LIMITED RELEASE “Cinnamon” (Video Review by @samcolt12) #goodshoez #samcolt12

May 5 16 under 50th, Heritage, History, Pro, Reviews, Videos | Comments Off

Vans Pro – 50th Anniversary LIMITED Sk8-Hi Reissue Pro ’77 “Cinnamon” (4.23.16 via Silo)

Apr 21 16 under 50th, Heritage, History, Pro | Comments Off

This month’s 50th Anniversary LIMITED release, is another retro model, this time paying tribute to the very first Sk8-Hi colorway, CINNAMON. You probably won’t hear that from too many sources, but we’re not just any old source, are we? The Sk8-Hi Reissue Pro comes in the common suede/canvas construction, and features the same Pro benefits that we’re all familiar with by now. I even overheard a young girl arguing with her father in my local Vans store, about them not having her size in the Checkerboard Classic Slip-On Pro, and her dad was trying to offer up the GR one across the shelf, and she was adamant about having the Pro model. I love it! Anyways, these have the same allocation as Syndicates, so same limited availability, and distribution. Look for them to release at Silo, as well as your local spot this weekend, the 23rd!

Thanks to Silo for the drop info and pics!

Vans – A Dissected Look At the Classic Slip-On Pro (via @hypebeast)

Apr 7 16 under Heritage, History, Pro | Comments Off

Words via Hypebeast:

“Introducing Style #98

Originally known as ”Style #98,” the shoe that was later to be dubbed as the internationally recognized Vans Classic Slip-On quickly found its feet firmly planted in the Southern Californian budding skate and BMX scene of the late ’70s. Today the Slip-On continues to reign as the brands most iconic silhouette. What we’re aiming to explore is whether this simple yet epochal silhouette to the brand — which obviously stood the test of time to today — can continue as an inspiration for the future. The style was introduced in 1977 and quickly became the solution to the culture’s insistence for something to wear without fuss, yet hold up to the battering and abuse dealt by the nature of extreme sports. It was a no-brainer for skaters and riders to look towards Vans as the answer to their problem, all in thanks to its then decade worth of experience and respect in producing arguably the world’s best all-around extreme sports footwear products. The company was not without other silhouettes that resonated strongly throughout the skate and BMX scene. A year prior to the Slip-On there was Style #95, or as you know it today, the “Era.” More notably, there was Style #44: the “Authentic,” Vans’ original hallmark offering that cemented its name on to boards and bike peddles all across the West Coast, then the world over

Vans – A Dissected Look At the Era Pro (via @hypebeast)

Mar 31 16 under Heritage, History, Pro | Comments Off

Since 1966, Vans has embedded itself in the very DNA of American culture through footwear. Although originally crafted as a casual shoe brand with an emphasis on a durable vulcanized rubber sole unit, the lifestyle footwear company has become a sports staple — especially in skateboarding. Almost everyone owns, or has owned a pair of Vans at one point in their lives — and there’s a very high chance that it was the Era. A classic, low-top design, the Era emerged as the “#95″ in 1976. Its design was a modification of the already classic Vans Authentic by none other than legendary Z-Boys skateboarders Stacy Peralta and Tony Alva. They added enhanced collar padding and a heel cap for added stability, making it the first shoe designed by skaters for skaters.

Vans – 50th Anniversary Era Pro “76” Limited Release (@silostore)

Mar 18 16 under Pro | Comments Off

Here’s a nice surprise. It appears that along with each release of 50th Anniversary Pro models, there will be a more limited edition shoe releasing only at your core skate shops. Pretty much those same shops that carried Vans Syndicate. The first shoe being offered up is an Era Pro, with the same 50th Anniversary labeling, representing 1976, in a red suede toe and tongue, but in a mismatched yellow/navy back half of each shoe. Very interesting, and unique. Silo, as well as your other local former Syndicate carriers should be getting these this Saturday.

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